By Dan Clark | Times Union, Albany, N.Y. (TNS)

Albany, N.Y. — It’s rare that a major bill receives bipartisan support in the state Legislature, but that’s what happened when lawmakers approved a first-in-the-nation law to regulate how social media platforms interact with children .

It received nearly unanimous support in both the state Senate and Assembly, with only one vote against the measure before it was signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul in June 2024.

The law bars social media companies from displaying content to minors using an algorithm that pulls from their activity online without the consent of their parents. It also prohibits notifications from being sent to children during overnight hours.

It’s considered by Hochul to be one of her most significant achievements since

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